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G. MUEHLEISEN.

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APPLICATION FILED Nov.2I, 1920.

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Application led November 2'?, 1920. Serial No. 426,732.

To all fwwm'z't may concern:

Be it known that I, Gofrrnm Munrrmcrsmv, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alma, in the county of Buffalo and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and use ful improvements in Dams, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dams and is an improvement upon a `patent granted to me Nov. 3, 1914, and numbered 1,116,100.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of means for retarding and catching material and at the same time per- -mitting water to flow freely through a ditch, trench, or like water course, so as to prevent ditches from getting deeper or longer and for the purpose of filling such ditches at 1theidr lower ends in a manner to reclaim the The object of the present improvement is the provision of a dam which is strong and durable in construction, which may be positioned for the purposes set forth, provision being made for arranging portions of the dam at different heights to accommodate it for the particular work intended and at the same time roviding a dam structure which is practical y continuous from end to end.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

lin the drawings Figure 1 is a sectional view taken transversely through the bed of a stream with the invention in position.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the bed of the stream or water course is indicated at 10, while the dam which is positioned transversely across this stream is indicated at 11. The dam is extended continuously from one bank to the other and includes an intermediate section 12 and side wings 13 and 14. As shown, the dam comprises a plurality of spaced stakes or rods 15, which are driven into the bed of the stream, the upper ends of the rods of the wings 13 and 14 being connected by parallel bars 16, which are securely bolted to the upper ends of the rods upon opposite sides of the same. The height of the wings 13 and 14 may be regulated to suit the particular conditions present by the depth to which the rods 15 are driven and in addition, the upper ends of these wings may be either horizontal as shown by the wing 13 or inclined as shown by the wing 14.

The rods of the intermediate section 12 have their upper ends connected by parallel bars 17, which are bolted or otherwise secured together upon opposite sides of the said rods. The ends of the bars 17 extend beyond the ends of the intermediate sections and overlap the wings 13 and 14 so as to be secured to the bars in these wings as shown at 18. Thus, the dam is practically continuous from one side of the stream to the other and may be built with an irregular upper edge of a character to suit the work to be performed.

If desired, the dam may be strengthened by anchoring cables 19, which have one of their ends secured to the dam at suitable points and their opposite ends anchored at some point (not shown) along the banks of the stream.

A dam constructed as above described provides greater resistance at its foundation than at its top, which prevents undermining action of the current. lt further provides a type of dam which is continuons and which adapts itself to any position desired, being capable of being built into the banks of a stream at any angle or incline and in this manner prevent washing around the ends of the dam. llt is eXceedingly simple to manufacture and install and may be constructed of the same material throughout so that a uniform wear upon the parts of the dam results.

rlhe invention is susceptible of'various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A 'dam for water courses comprising a plurality of sections of similar formation, each section including spaced vertically dislili posed rods having their lower ends embedded in the bed of the Water course, spaced substantially horizontally arranged bars located upon opposite sides of and connecting the rods, meansconnecting the bars, whereby relative movement of the bars and rods is permitted to regulate the shape of the sections and the adjacent ends of the bars of each section being overlapped and connected to the rods of the other section, whereby said sections form a continuous dam.

In testimony whereof I afix my si nature.

GOTTLIEB MUEHLE SEN. 

